AUGUST 17-23, 2017 FACEBOOK.COM/WHATZUPFORTWAYNE • WWW.WHATZUP.COM 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com -------------------------------------------------------------August 17, 2017 whatzup Volume 22, Number 3 f there was ever an issue of whatzup that perfectly exemplified just how much there is to do in our little corner of Indiana, this week’s issue – our Kat I third issue into the first month of our 22nd year – is it. Bowser This week we feature one of the summer’s premiere events, Taste of the Arts (see Michele DeVinney’s cover story on page 4); a sweetly nostalgic pop Live at extravaganza (the Happy Together Tour on page 6); an axe-shredding cat- Don Hall’s scratchin’ rock show (Ted Nugent on page 8); and some of the most acerbic Guesthouse comedy styling on the scene today (Doug Stanhope on page 7). And that’s just the features; we’ve also got more rock nostalgia and soul stylings courtesy of Pop~rock~blues~Standards BritBeat, the Isley Brothers and The Soul Lounge, respectively (see Picks on Friday & Saturday, august 18-19 ~ 9pm-midnight page 14), and car buffs can read up on the downtown Auburn Cruise In (see 1313 W. Washington Center Rd., Fort Wayne (260) 489-2524 Fare Warning on page 23) and get their jonze going in anticipation of Auburn’s big Labor Day weekend festivities. That’s a whole lotta “what there is to do,” and we’re here to (1) inform you about it and (2) encourage you to go do it. If you don’t find something that flips your switch amongst all the aforementioned stuff, try digging through our Wednesday, August 23 | 5pm calendars and ads – you’re sure to find something. So when you find something you and yours want to do, just go do it. And while MIKAUTADZE you’re doing it, please do us one small favor and tell ’em whatzup sent you. watercolor We’d be grateful. Thanks and enjoy your week. DANCE art classes Aug. 30 .............................Soul Night beginner & intermediate feat. Timeless Soul inside the issue adult students / 18yrs+ watercolor basics Sept. 15 | 8pm • features OUT AND ABOUT ............................ 12 design & technique New Venues Springing Up All Over PICKS ............................................. 14 register online MICHAEL TASTE OF THE ARTS ..................................4 BritBeat, Isley Brothers, The Soul Lounge www.DESOMERART.COM/CLASSES A Little Bit of Everything ROAD NOTEZ .................................. 16 CARBONARO HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR ..........................6 A Little Bit of Sugar Sugar SCREENTIME ................................. 21 Sept. 21 | 7:30pm Another Horrific Surprise DOUG STANHOPE .......................................7 Who the Hell Needs Decorum Anyway? FARE WARNING ............................. 23 Auburn’s the Place for Classic Cars WHOSE LI V E TED NUGENT ...............................................8 Shutting Up and Jamming ANY W AY • calendars Oct. 1 | 2pm • columns & reviews April 23 | 7pm LIVE MUSIC & COMEDY ................. 12 LATE NITE DINING OUT .......................................9 MUSIC/ON THE ROAD .................... 16 Amore’s Pizza ROAD TRIPZ ................................... 20 CVATECHISINCE GILLM SPINS ............................................. 11 STAGE & DANCE ............................ 22 Omaha, Alaska; Lana Del Rey; Videodrones ART & ARTIFACTS .......................... 22 ON SALE NOW BACKTRACKS ................................ 11 THINGS TO DO ............................... 23 Ron White .......................................Oct. 13 Culture, Two Cultures Clash (1977) Here Come the Mummies ............Oct. 21 Cover by Brandon Jordan Bret Michaels .................................Oct. 22 busker /busk·er/ noun: someone who performs Black Violin .....................................Oct. 26 in the streets and other public places Kari Jobe .........................................Oct. 29 Gabriel Iglesias .............................Nov. 10 Wild Kratts Live! ...........................Nov. 14 Elf The Musical ..............................Nov. 15 Straight No Chaser .......................Nov. 30 Great Russian Nutcracker ............. Dec. 5 BUSKER NIGHTS Embassy Theatre EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 125 W. Jefferson Blvd. JUNE 6 - AUGUST 29 Fort Wayne, Indiana 6:30PM - 8:30PM Brought to you by the merchants of Jefferson Pointe. Experience Fashion, Food, & Fun. ticketmaster.com August 17, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: --------------------------- Feature • Taste of the Arts --------------------------- @2014 / Fort Wayne Comedy Club ................................................... 13 Allen Co. Public Library/Rock the Plaza .............................................. 13 Arena Dinner Theatre/Blood Brothers................................................. 22 Arts United/Taste of the Arts .............................................................. 6 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival .......................................................... 9 Auctions America/Auburn Fall Auction ............................................. 10 Kat Bowser ................................................................................................ 3 A Little Bit of Everything BrandArts ............................................................................................... 19 By Michele DeVinney and once again features 10 stages, 70 per- arts festival thanks to one of Fort Wayne’s Castle Gallery ......................................................................................... 21 formances and 30 restaurants. As always, the internationally renowned arts organizations. C2G Live .................................................................................................. 18 Fort Wayne’s annual Taste of the Arts, underlying message of Taste of the Arts is to “After the race and after the awards C2G Music Hall.......................................................................................... 8 now entering it’s ninth year, has become showcase how special the arts community in ceremony at about 10:30 that morning, the Calhoun Street Soups, Salads, Spirits ............................................. 15 a popular centerpiece to the growing arts northeast Indiana is. Voices of Unity Choir will perform the na- Columbia Street West .......................................................................... 13 campus downtown. With a wide variety of “One of the things we’ve tried to do is tional anthem and help us transition back free arts experiences and a multiple culinary highlight the rich diversity of cultural expe- into the arts and performances for the day.” Cute by Nature Jewelry .................................................................15, 22 offerings available for just a few $1 tickets, riences this community has to offer,” says With so many local organizations and The CW ..................................................................................................... 17 it’s easy to see why Fort Wayne folks love Ross. “We have a variety of cultures and a musical performers involved, there has also DeKalb Chamber Partnership/Auburn Cruise In ................................ 19 to gather downtown the last weekend of Au- variety of arts organizations. And of course been much attention to the visual arts, and DeSomer Fine Art Studio ........................................................................ 3 gust. this year is no excep- DID/Lunch on the Plaza ......................................................................... 19 Despite their suc- tion. Ross says that, cess over the past with Artlink leading Dupont Bar & Grill.................................................................................. 12 eight years, Taste of the way, attendees can Embassy Theatre ...................................................................................... 3 the Arts organizers expect a diverse tal- Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory/Botanical Roots ....... 7 haven’t stood pat, con- ent pool in that area as Fort Wayne Dance Collective/Art Moves ............................................ 21 tent to maintain the well. Fort Wayne Civic Theatre/Jekyll & Hyde.............................................. 22 same experience each “There is a new year. In fact last year visual arts component Fort Wayne Musicians Association .................................................... 22 the organizers at Arts this year, and Artlink Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation Dept./BritBeat ............................. 15 United decided to try has really taken over Hamilton House Bar & Grill .................................................................. 13 something a little dif- this part of Taste of Jefferson Pointe/Busker Nights ............................................................ 3 ferent, and it’s made the Arts. There will be Latch String Bar & Grill ........................................................................ 13 a big difference in the an Arts Marketplace experience. which will really rein- Mitchell’s Sports & Neighborhood Grill ............................................. 12 “Last year we de- vigorate the visual arts musiConnect ........................................................................................... 17 cided to do things a component of the fes- NIGHTLIFE ........................................................................................12-15 little